Mast
Tie
Tie noun - A situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other.
Nearby Word: tied
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Percy stuffs his ears up with wax, while Annabeth does Odysseus' role and has Percy tie her to the ship mast so she can hear their voices but not be able to swim towards them.
Source: Compelling Voice -
Bound and Gagged: Odysseus asks his crew to tie him to the mast when his ship sails past the Sirens in The Odyssey.
Source: Older Than Feudalism -
His men stuff their ears with wax, but, true to form, Odysseus just has them tie him to the mast.
Source: Enthralling Siren
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